[Sold out] Federal Agriculture Minister: Agriculture as an economic engine for Western Canada

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March 12, 2019

7:30 am -

9:00 am

The Westin Calgary

The Westin Calgary, 4 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

From “gate to plate”, the Agriculture and food industry is a strong driver of our economy, jobs and growth right across Alberta.

Following the recent federal cabinet shuffle, The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Minister Bibeau is the first female Minister to hold this role and comes from a strong background in international development and business advancement.

Knowing Canada’s farmers, ranchers and food processors are the foundation to our food sector and a key economic driver in Alberta, Minister Bibeau will help Canada’s agriculture sector be more innovative, safer, and stronger.

This event will be a fireside conversation with Chamber President and CEO, Sandip Lalli, focused on the opportunities and challenges facing the agriculture industry.

Tickets:

Member ticket: $79.00

Member table: $632.00

Non-member ticket: $158.00

Non-member table: $1,264.00

About Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau was elected as the Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead in October 2015. She has served as a minister since 2015, and is currently the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Minister Bibeau began her career at the Canadian International Development Agency, and went on postings to Morocco and Benin. After settling down with her family in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, she became a successful businesswoman and was actively involved in her community.

In her formal role as Minister of International Development, she helped refocus Canada’s international assistance on helping the poorest and most vulnerable people and on supporting fragile states. In June 2017, after several months of consultations, Minister Bibeau launched Canada’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy. This innovative new vision will make Canada a leader in the fight against poverty by prioritizing gender equality in the country’s international assistance programming.

Supported by this new policy, Minister Bibeau advocated for actions and initiatives that empower women and girls, and she defended their rights. As well, she was at the heart of Canada’s strategy for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development objectives both at home and around the world.

Helping Canada exercise its leadership on global health issues, she played a key role in ensuring that Canada hosted the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montréal in September 2016, and that it will host the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver in 2019, which will bring together 6,000 people.

In her current role, Minister Bibeau’s overarching goal is to support the agricultural sector in a way that allows it to be a leader in job creation and innovation. Knowing that Canada’s farmers, ranchers and food processors are the foundation of our food sector, she will help Canada’s agriculture sector be more innovative, safer, and stronger.